In a more general sense,Wai4 tau4 waa2 can refer to anyvariety of Chinese spoken in the villages of Hong Kong, includingHakka and rural Yue dialects. In contrast, most Hong Kong residents speak standard Cantonese, while most Shenzhen residents speak Mandarin.
Zhang & Zhuang (2003:21-4) records the phonological systems of three varieties of the Weitou dialect spoken in Hong Kong. Following is Fan Tin's (蕃田),San Tin (inIPA).
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^Dupré, Jean-François (2019). "Urban Development and Land Controversies in Rural Hong Kong: An Indigenous Rights Perspective". In Cheung, Sidney C. H. (ed.).The Routledge Handbook of Gastronomic Tourism. Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY: Routledge. p. 49-67.ISBN9781315147628.
^Tsang, Sik Wah Patrick (2002).Hakka immigrants' identity and allegiance: Cultural dualism and missiological outreach. Fuller Theological Seminary, School of World Mission.
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